Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Final
Men's Lacrosse
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vs Georgetown
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2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Montgomery, Nakeie
Jersey Number 15
Nakeie Montgomery
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Episcopal School of Dallas
Bio
Honors: 2021 & 2022 USILA All-America first team … 2021 & 2022 All-ACC … 2022 Inside Lacrosse All-America second team … 2022 USA Lacrosse All-America third team … 2021 Inside Lacrosse All-America first team … 2022 All-ACC Academic Team … 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll … 2021 Duke Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year … Drafted 19th in the 2022 PLL College Draft – third round to the Redwoods.
Career: Played in 77 career games with 53 starting assignments … Compiled 88 goals and 67 assists for 155 points … Finished career ranked 28th in Duke history in career points … Corralled 43 ground balls.
2022: Started all 17 games on Duke’s first midfield … Scored 29 goals and dished out 19 assists for 48 points … Ranked third on the team in points and second in assists … Collected 19 ground balls … Had at least one point in 16 contests … Notched seven hat tricks … Registered a career-high five points in win at High Point (3/1) … Registered three goals and an assist in both wins over North Carolina (4/2), (5/1) … Had three goals and two assists versus Notre Dame (4/9) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2021: Played in 17 games with 14 starts on the first midfield line … USILA All-America first team … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America first team … All-ACC … Finished season with 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points … Ranked second on the team in assists … Had at least one point in 14 games … Recorded multiple points in 10 games and had at least three nine times … Dished four assists at Notre Dame (4/10) … Tallied three hat tricks … Notched three goals and an assist in win over Robert Morris … Registered a hat trick and four points overall in win over Notre Dame (4/22) … His first point versus the Fighting Irish was the 100th of his career, becoming the 48th Blue Devil to reach the benchmark ... Selected as Duke’s Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year for his success on and off the field.
2020: Played in all eight games with five starts … A preseason All-America choice by Inside Lacrosse and USILA … Registered eight goals and six assists for 14 points … Posted a hat trick and four points overall in win at No. 11 Loyola (3/7) … Had a goal and three assists in win at High Point (2/8) … Tallied two goals in road win at No. 8 Denver (2/15) … Earned a spot on the final Tewaaraton Award Watch List … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2019: Played in 16 games, starting 12 … USILA All-America third team … Ranked third on the team in scoring with 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points … The 18 assists were the second most on the team and ranked sixth in the ACC … Had at least one point in 15 games and at least one goal in 12 outings … Had a strong second half of the season, compiling 27 points in the final eight games … Recorded a career-high four goals in win over No. 2 Loyola (3/7) … Dished out a career-best four assists in the regular season and NCAA Quarterfinal wins over Notre Dame (4/6, 5/18) … Also had a goal in both of those outings versus the Irish to finish with five points … Recorded a hat trick and two assists for five points in NCAA First Round win over Richmond (5/12) … Registered nine multiple-point outings … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018: Played in 19 games with five starting assignments in the midfield … Finished the season with 14 goals and two assists for 16 points … Eighth on the team in points and second among rookies … Came on strong in the NCAA postseason … Scored eight goals in the NCAA Tournament, including a hat trick in the NCAA semifinal win over Maryland (5/26) … Also recorded a hat trick in the first-round win over Villanova (5/12) … Scored twice in quarterfinal victory against Johns Hopkins (5/20) … Scored his first career point with an assist in the season-opener against Air Force (2/3) … Tallied his first career goal, netting two in the loss at Penn (2/24) … Recorded three goals and an assist in the four ACC games.
Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner at Episcopal School of Dallas ... A four-time all-district selection ... USILA All-American in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Garnered Under Armour All-American recognition in 2017 ... Helped lead Episcopal School of Dallas to the state title as a freshman ... Team captured the conference crown all four years ... Amassed 317 points in his scholastic career ... Registered a career-best 107 his junior campaign and had 83 as a senior ... Named the MVP of the South Team at the Under Armour All-America Underclass game as a sophomore ... Also was a standout running back on the football field ... Broke the school record for rushing touchdowns with 31.
Personal: Son of Deandre Montgomery and Caravhoni Punch ... Has one sister ... Father played football at Texas Southern University alongside Michael Strahan, formerly of the New York Giants ... Born May 26, 1999 in Houston, Texas.
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